Can someone explain simply to me how to stop battery from running low when staying in van

[mamajules]

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I went down the simple(ton) route with one of these. Never needed to use it so can’t comment on effectiveness.

I always lock the doors at night and turn off courtesy lights.

When touring we normally have a trip out every 3 or 4 days which keeps the battery charged.

Thanks for the reply - do I need to turn off the van alarm at all? (Sorry for the basic questions!) x

 

[mamajules]

We do a combo of things from above. Courtesy lights at the front and in the back are turned and we tend not to switch on the ignition / stereo when camped (no need for them as we have a rechargeable stereo bluetooth speaker which works with phones/ipads for music and internet radio as well as acting as a 'soundbar' for decent TV audio. I also carry a small and cheap (IIRC about £16) Lidl 'smart' battery charger in the van and keep an eye on the voltage of the starter battery - if the charge starts to go down after a few days, I plug it into leisure 240V and 12V dash socket for a couple of hours and it's all sorted again. The other option, as recommended by @Drive Wayne s to fit an Ablemail AMT12-2 which will put a trickle charge into the starter battery from the leisure system - I've been contemplating one of those for ages but need a lot of reassurance that wiring it in is an easy DIY job for a simpleton like me.

Thank you SO much for this info. (Think I'd left the radio on but volume down the day before we set off camping....) But these ideas are great and I will turn off the courtesy light too and get a battery charger as you suggest.

 

[CAB]

Thanks for the reply - do I need to turn off the van alarm at all? (Sorry for the basic questions!) x

No, I lock mine up and leave it charging, no problems.